"I'll wait while loving you every day. That's my promise… and in case you don't know, I had always kept my promise."
Maxen smiled as he recalled Cosette's words earlier today. He didn't have the chance to say anything anymore because Conrad arrived right after. And upon Conrad's arrival, they had a picnic.
The picnic wasn't anything grand. It was mostly Cosette and Conrad talking about the past back when Cosette was still a child. Sometimes, their discussion would hop about company affairs, and then school affairs.
As usual, Maxen remained silent and simply listened. It wasn't that Cosette and Conrad would make him feel he wasn't included in the conversation. Even though his contribution to the discussions was too little, he never felt, even just for a second, that he was part of the backdrop.
